British cinema now / Edited by Martin Auty and Nick Roddick

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Publication details: London : British Film Institute, 1985Description: 168 pISBN:

0851701310

Summary: British cinema is currently experiencing a wave of optimism following the success of Chariots of Fire, Gregory's Girl, The Draughtsman’s Contract and The Killing Fields. But is this a genuine renaissance or another false dawn? Does the future of the British film industry depend on international prestige productions or more modest ventures aimed at a specialist market? What effects will the increasingly e lose relationship with television have on the future of the industry? The well informed, lively and sometimes provocative essays in this book offer the facts and analysis necessary to understand the acute problems facing the British film industry. Anyone who wants to continue to see British films on British screens will find it essential reading. (Font: Editor)

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Centre d' Informació i Documentació del CERC	CC03 Bri 85	1	Available		1900029171

Introduction -- 1. 'If the United States spoke Spanish, we would have a film industry-…' / Nick Roddick -- 2. New audiences, new films / Nick Roddick -- 3. Finding the money / Matthew Silverstone -- 4. Three companies: Boyd's Co., HandMade and Goldcrest / Robert Murphy -- 5. But is it cinema? / Martyn Auty -- 6. Distributing the product / Archie Tait -- 7. Declarations of independence / Sheila Whitaker -- 8. Charioteers and ploughmen / Sheila Johnston -- 9. Reaching for the stars / Julian Petley -- 10. A critical impasse / Steve Jenkins -- 11. Strengths and signposts / Ouentin Falk -- 12. But do we need it? / Geoffrey Nowell-Smith -- Notes

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